Punjab Police Constable Official Paper-I & II (Held On: 18 Aug, 2023 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

Who appoints the Advocate General of a state?

The salary, allowances and pension payable to or in respect of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India are charged on ___________.

According to the 2011 census, how many districts in Punjab have a Sikh majority?

Who termed Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy as the conscience of the Constitution?

Which of the following articles explains the qualifications for the appointment of the Governor?

In which of the following months was the plan for the partition of India announced by Mountbatten, in which most of Punjab was marked as being included in Pakistan?

In September 2022, India became a surplus nation in which area?

The Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, ___________ makes it possible to appoint the same person as Governor for two or more states.

Which of the following sporting events correctly matches their respective host country?

Which of the following districts of Punjab is famous as a producer of hosiery?

Which of the following statements about elections to Panchayati Raj institutions is not correct?

Who among the following is the head of the State Disaster Management Authority of India?

Who among the following is involved in the process of appointment of Supreme Court and High Court judges?

Which of the following statements about the State Finance Commission is incorrect?

1: This is an informal organization.

2: It is a constitutional body.

3: This is an administrative body.

4: This is a legislative body.

Which of the following is a form of dance in Punjab in which various types of musical instruments like chimte are used?

The FFMI method is widely used to measure flood variability. What is the full form of FFMI?

As of July 2023, how many districts are there in the state of Punjab?

When was Khalsa College, an educational institution located in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, established?

Who determines the financial resources for Panchayats and Municipalities from the consolidated fund of the State?

Which of the following organizations has released a report on air pollution in 2022 which emphasizes the importance of the airshed approach to curb air pollution in South Asian countries?

ISRO conducted the 200^th consecutive successful launch of which of the following from Thumba in November 2022?

What is the name of the world's first intranasal vaccine approved for Covid booster dose by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) in 2022?

Punjab Agricultural University is located in which of the following cities?

District Nawanshahr falls in which region of Punjab?

The Wagah Border demonstration in Punjab, popularly known as the Beating Retreat Ceremony, was started in which of the following years?

Which of the following statements about global warming is correct?

In line with the Kerala government’s plan to create a women-friendly tourism network in the State, which of the following villages in Kottayam has been selected as a model Responsible Tourism (RT) village to encourage women-friendly destinations?

Which of the following states hosted the third edition of Khelo India Winter Games?

______________ is the body that determines government policy for presentation in Parliament.

What does the word continentality mean?

'Strontium' is a hacker group from _______.

Which of the following is the largest grain market in Punjab?

Partha Dasgupta, who was awarded the UNEP Champion of the Earth 2022, is an eminent _________.

In which of the following cities of Punjab state is Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan celebrated?

As of July 2023, who among the following has not held the office of Governor of Punjab?

In a 100-meter race, A beats B by 5 meters. If B starts 1 second earlier, he beats A by 2.5 meters. When B starts 2 seconds earlier, how long must the race be in meters to be a tie?

A shopkeeper offers a 20% discount on his goods and he offers another 10% discount to customers who pay in cash. How much cash does a customer have to pay for a cricket bat with a face value of ₹1,200?

A sum of money triples in 10 years at the rate of simple interest. Find the annual interest rate.

If 20% of x% of 25% of 700 is 28, find the value of x.

A policeman saw a thief at a distance of 150 km. He started chasing him in his staff car at a speed of 75 km per hour. The thief tried to escape from the policeman on his motorcycle at a speed of 60 km per hour. How much distance will the policeman have to cover to catch the thief?

A man divided a certain amount of money among his three sons in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7. If he had divided the money in the ratio \( \frac{1}{3} : \frac{1}{5} : \frac{1}{7} \) , then the son who had the least share first would have received ₹312 more. The amount is:

Simplify the given expression.

\( \frac{4 \times 64^{n+1} + 64 \times 4^{3n-1}}{8 \times 4^{3n} - 4 \times 64^n} \)

The graph below shows the percentage of a company's profit in different years.

The difference in profit between 2003 and 2005 is:

A taxi travels 300 km at an average speed of 75 km/h. It travels the next 255 km at an average speed of 85 km/h. Finally, it travels 129 km in 2 h. What is the average speed (in km/h) of the taxi to cover the entire distance?

In a circular race of 1800 m, A and B start from the same point at the same time, in opposite directions, at speeds of 25 km/h and 47 km/h respectively. How much time will it take for them to meet for the first time?

A merchant marks his goods in such a way that he can earn a profit of 26% after giving a discount of 10%. If the merchant gives a discount of 15% instead of 10%, what is his new profit percentage?

The number of students enrolled in a college increases and decreases by 10% every other year. It started with an increase in 2017. The number of students in the school at the beginning of 2019 was ___________ compared to the end of 2016.

The value of \( ([5 \times (16 \div 2 \times 2 - 1) \div 15] + 3 \times 5) \div 4 - 5 \) is:

An electric scooter travels on four different roads to cover a certain distance. The given table shows the distance covered on the roads and the corresponding electricity consumption (in kWh).

Way Road; Distance Distance; kWh;

Which road achieves the highest (peak) efficiency (kWh)?

Find the average salary (in ₹) of workers in a factory whose individual salaries are ₹2,500, ₹1,000; ₹1,500; ₹1,400; ₹1,500; ₹1,100; ₹1,500 and ₹1,800.

If a : b : c = 1 : 3 : 7, then what is the value of \( \frac{4a-b+c}{3a+2b+c} \) ?

A can complete a piece of work in 28 days, and B can complete the same piece of work in 42 days. They started the work together, but B left the work after 5 days. How many more days will A take to complete the remaining work?

The marked price of a washing machine was ₹24,800. The shop owner offered a trade discount of 5% on the marked price but on further request by the customer, he sold it for ₹22,000 after giving a cash discount. What is this cash discount in percentage (up to 2 decimal places)?

Find the value of \(\sqrt\frac{(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6})(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2})}{5+\sqrt{24}}\) .

3 men and 5 women can complete a piece of work in 18 days, while 4 men and 8 women can complete it in 12 days. In how many days will 12 women complete it?

D, E, F, X, Y and Z live on six different floors of the same building. The lowest floor of the building is given the number 1, the floor above it is given the number 2 and so on until the top floor is given the number 6.

D lives on a floor below F. Only two people live between E and X. Only one person lives below E. Y lives on an odd numbered floor but not on floor numbered 6. Z lives on an even numbered floor but not on floor numbered 3. Who lives on the topmost floor?

Choose the alphanumeric word from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the sequence below.

D12, H22, F30, J36, H40, ?

A, B, C, D, E and F all have different heights. Exactly 2 people are taller than A. E is taller than D but shorter than B. C is shorter than D. C is not the shortest person. How many people are shorter than E?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is correct, even if it seems to differ from commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the statements.

Statement:

All pandas are bears.

Some beers are lions.

All lions are tigers.

Conclusions:

I Some tigers are pandas.

II. Some bears are tigers.

Select the alphanumeric group from the given options that can come in place of the question mark (?) in the sequence below.

M12U, S15V, P21W, ?, S42Y, Y57Z

Choose the combination of letters that will complete the series when placed sequentially in the blanks of the given series.

M_TA_ML_AB_LT_BML_AB

Below are three statements and three conclusions. Accept the statements as true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts and decide whether the conclusions follow from the given statements.

Statement:

I. All snacks are chocolates.

II. Some chocolates are butters.

III. All butters are drinks.

Conclusions:

I. Some drinks are snacks.

II. Some butters are snacks.

III. Some drinks are chocolates.

Which of the following character sets will replace the question mark (?) in the given character set sequence?

UF, OD, IZ, ET, ?

Seven teams want to play in the field. The field management allocates the field to seven groups on a weekly basis, starting on Monday and ending on Sunday.

The name of the group is registered on the first name of the team captain, i.e. Rajiv, Shishir, Shashank, Gaurav, Suhas, Shreyas and Subodh. Study the allotment given below and answer the questions accordingly.

Gaurav plays on Monday. Gaurav plays four days before Shreyas. Subodh plays immediately after Shreyas. Shreyas plays two days before Suhas. The allocation of the rest of the team will be decided later.

What is the exact number of days between Suhas and Gaurav while playing on the field?

From the given options, select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the series below.

108, 111, 116, 125, ?, 175

In a specific code language,

A + B means 'A is the son of B'.

A − B means 'A is the wife of B'.

A × B means 'A is the daughter of B'.

A ÷ B means 'A is B's sister'.

Based on the above, what is the relationship of P to T if 'P × Q ÷ R + S − T'?

A, B, C, D, E and F live on six different floors of the same building. The lowest floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2 and similarly the top floor is numbered 6. Only one person lives above F. D lives on an odd numbered floor. E lives above B, but below D. C does not live above A. How many people live below D?

Choose the word from the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following sequence.

DE36, GH81, JK144, ?

W is the father of K. R is the son of Q. M is the son of P. L is the husband of K. Q is the sister of W. M is the brother of K. What is the relationship of W with P?

Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row facing north. Only two people are sitting to the left of A. Only three people are sitting between B and A. D is sitting second to the right of E. A is not sitting immediately to D. F is sitting immediately to the right of G. Who is sitting immediately to the left of D?

Tanuj travels 20 km towards the north. From there, he turns right and travels 20 km. Then, he turns right and travels 20 km. Finally, he turns right and travels 30 km. How far is he from the starting point?

Six friends G, H, I, J, K and L are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. J is sitting to the immediate right of H. There are only two people sitting between H and I. L is sitting to the immediate right of H. There are only two people sitting between G and L. Who is sitting to the immediate right of J?

In a row of 37 people facing north, Pooja is 13^th from the right. If Anuj is sitting 6^th from the right of Pooja, then what is Anuj's position from the left end of the row?

In a class of 58 students, Tanvi secured 26^th rank from the top. Anaya's rank is only one rank lower than Tanvi's rank. Find the number of students who secured lower rank than Anaya.

P, Q, R, S, T and U scored marks in a test. R scored more than S but less than T. Q scored more than T but less than U. U did not score the highest marks. P scored the highest marks. How many students scored less than T?

‘ਉਹ ਵਾਪਿਸ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ’ ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

Select the grammatically INCORRECT sentence.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

S1. Freedom and power bring responsibility.

A. That future is not one of ease or resting but of incessant striving so that we may fulfil the pledges we have so often taken and the one we shall take today.

B. Before the birth of freedom we have endured all the pains of labour and our hearts are heavy with the memory of this sorrow.

C. Nevertheless, the past is over and it is the future that beckons to us now.

D. That responsibility rests upon this Assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India.

E. Some of those pains continue even now.

S6. The Service of India means the service of the millions who suffer.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. At noon he came to a little brook sheltered by trees.

B. Suddenly a thought came to him that the baby must be hot.

C. But his tiny little sister cried.

D. He sat down on the bank and dangled his swollen feet in the cool fresh stream.

E. Placing the baby on his knees, he undid the towel that enveloped her.

Select the most appropriate pronoun to fill in the blank.

The Board of Directors want facilities of car and accommodation for ________.

The ANTONYM for the word ‘postpone’ is ________.

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

This container can store an litre of milk and not more than that.

What is the message given in the passage?

What is the main theme of the passage?

What is the tone of the passage?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਜੁੱਟ ਹੈ।

ਲਾਈਲੱਗ ਬੰਦੇ ਲਈ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਵਾਕ ਹੈ:-

“Lethargy” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

“ਉਹ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਜੋ ਸੱਭ ਦੀ ਸਾਂਝੀ ਹੋਵੇ” ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ:-

I want to rectify my mistake. ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਹੈ:-

‘ਊਠ ਦੇ ਗਲ ਟੱਲੀ’ ਅਖਾਣ ਨੂੰ ਵਰਤ ਕੇ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਸਹੀ ਵਾਕ ਹੈ:-

ਸੰਸਾਰਕ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਨਾ ਖੜਾ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਕੌਣ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ?

ਕਿਹੜਾ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਮਾੜੇ ਕਰਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ?

ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਵਿਚ ਆਨੰਦ ਦੀ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਕਦੋਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ?

Which of the following is not an email service provider?

______ is an external, removable storage device that has a built-in Universal Serial Bus interface.

The first smartphone was ______ which was introduced as a concept device.

In Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, which of the following features is not available on the Home tab?

Choose the correct full form of DNS in a networking context.

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਅਖੱਰ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ?

“ਲੁਟੇਰਾ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ?

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਅੰਜਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਤਾਲਵੀ ਵਰਗ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ ?

“IMPLY” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

“ਰਸੀਲਾ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ?

“ਗੁਰਮੀਤ ਨੌਕਰੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਨਾਲ਼ੇ ਪੜ੍ਹਦਾ ਹੈ।“ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਯੋਜਕ ਚੁਣੋ:-

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਾਕਾਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਵਾਕ ਚੁਣੋ:-

ਪਰਿਮਾਣ-ਵਾਚਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਚੁਣੋ:-

ਗੁਰਮੁੱਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਦੇ ਵਰਨਮਾਲਾ ਦੇ ੳ ਤੋਂ ਪ ਤੱਕ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਅੱਖਰ ਹਨ?

“ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਜੀ ਅਖ਼ਬਾਰ ਪੜ੍ਹਦੇ ਹਨ” ਵਾਕ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਹੈ?

“ਆਪਣਾ ਨੀਂਗਰ, ਪਰਾਇਆ ਢੀਂਗਰ” ਅਖਾਣ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਦੱਸੋ?

“ਸੂਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੇਜ” ਦਾ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਕੀ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ?

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ:-

“ਮੱਧ ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ – ਮੱਧ ਮਈ” ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਦੇਸੀ ਮਹੀਨਾ ਬਣਦਾ ਹੈ?

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਸਾਧਾਰਨ ਰੂਪ ਚੁਣੋ:-

ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਬਿਹਾਰੀ ਲਗਾਖਰ ਵਾਲਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ?

“ILLUSTRATE” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਚੁਣੋ:-

“ਮਾਘ੍ਹ” ਦੇਸੀ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਦੇ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਰੂਪ ਨੂੰ ਚੁਣੋ:-

“FRIDAY” ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਰੂਪ ਚੁਣੋਂ:-

ਨਿਸ਼ਚੇ-ਵਾਚਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ?

“ਵਿਯੋਗ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ?

“ਚੰਗਾ” ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ:

“ਕਣਕ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨਾਂਵ ਦੀ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਕਿਸਮ ਹੈ?

“ਰਾਮ ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਗਲਾਸ ਗਟਾਗਟ ਪੀ ਗਿਆ” ਵਾਕ ਦੀ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਹੈ?

ਨਿੱਜ-ਵਾਚਕ ਪੜਨਾਂਵ ਚੁਣੋ:-

“ਪੰਜਾਬ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨਾਂਵ ਦੀ ਕਿਸਮ ਹੈ?

“ਕੁੜੀ” ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਦੱਸੋ?

“ਫੋਕੀਆਂ ਟਾਹਰਾਂ ਮਾਰਨੀਆਂ” ਲਈ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਚੁਣੋ:

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਕਿਹੜੇ ਅੱਖਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਵਰਤਮਾਨ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿਚ ਇਸਤੇਮਾਲ ਘੱਟ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ?

ਬਣਤਰ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ ਤੇ ਪੂਰਨ ਸੰਬੰਧਕ ਕਿਹੜੇ ਹਨ?

ਨਾਂਵ ਕਿੰਨੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ?

“ਝੂਠੇ ਦਾ ਗਵਾਹ ਝੂਠਾ” ਵਾਕ ਦੇ ਅਖਾਣ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਕਰੋ?